Borrowing black hole

I read with interest the article by Gemma Daley in which she reported that, “Mr Shorten said Opposition Leader Tony Abbott would reverse its policy of abolishing tax benefits through the Low Income Tax Offset, which affects 3.6 million Australians." (“We won’t seek further super savings", AFR, April 22). What Mr Shorten fails to mention is that his government put in place the policy which was to be funded by the MRRT – intended to raise billions. So far, it has only raised $126 million. Therefore, in order to meet this commitment, his government has to borrow the funds. This will create a black hole that will only get bigger.